The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources,
... to 2100 have become the de facto standard, as in the assessment reports produced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). This report has benefited greatly from such literature, but our main focus is on the recent past and the nearer-term future – the next 25 to 50 years. This period ...
... to 2100 have become the de facto standard, as in the assessment reports produced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). This report has benefited greatly from such literature, but our main focus is on the recent past and the nearer-term future – the next 25 to 50 years. This period ...
Tanzania: Country situation assessment Working paper
... analysis of the past and current climate in Tanzania and to identify solutions to the complex challenges of natural resource management, economic development, poverty alleviation and resilience-building in the context of climate change. It focuses on a few selected arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) i ...
... analysis of the past and current climate in Tanzania and to identify solutions to the complex challenges of natural resource management, economic development, poverty alleviation and resilience-building in the context of climate change. It focuses on a few selected arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) i ...
View online () - National Intelligence University
... such conflict might be prevented or mitigated and what role the international community can play in doing so. The author’s principal hypothesis at the outset is that climate change will increase the risk of violent intrastate conflicts, and that such conflicts will be a particular problem for fragil ...
... such conflict might be prevented or mitigated and what role the international community can play in doing so. The author’s principal hypothesis at the outset is that climate change will increase the risk of violent intrastate conflicts, and that such conflicts will be a particular problem for fragil ...
Agenda for the Protection of Cross
... international community in the 21st century. Every year, millions of people are displaced by disasters caused by natural hazards such as floods, tropical storms, earthquakes, landslides, droughts, salt water intrusion, glacial melting, glacial lake outburst floods, and melting permafrost. Between 20 ...
... international community in the 21st century. Every year, millions of people are displaced by disasters caused by natural hazards such as floods, tropical storms, earthquakes, landslides, droughts, salt water intrusion, glacial melting, glacial lake outburst floods, and melting permafrost. Between 20 ...
Climate Change in the Midwest - Climate Adaptation Knowledge
... levels and streamflow that have been made over most of the last 25 years, where temperature is used as a proxy for potential evapotranspiration, suggest substantial reductions. However, recent projections that simulate evapotranspiration using an energy-based approach are inconsistent in terms of th ...
... levels and streamflow that have been made over most of the last 25 years, where temperature is used as a proxy for potential evapotranspiration, suggest substantial reductions. However, recent projections that simulate evapotranspiration using an energy-based approach are inconsistent in terms of th ...
US CLIVAR Science Plan
... • Regular assessments of the changing climate system, together with its impacts on human and natural systems to establish a sound scientific basis for developing mitigation and adaptation options; and • Increased attention to the uncertainties and confidence limits of both observed and predicted ...
... • Regular assessments of the changing climate system, together with its impacts on human and natural systems to establish a sound scientific basis for developing mitigation and adaptation options; and • Increased attention to the uncertainties and confidence limits of both observed and predicted ...
Managing Protected Areas in Central and Eastern Europe Under
... project “Adaptive Management of Climate-Induced Changes of Habitat Diversity in Protected Areas” (HABIT-CHANGE). This first idea was further developed and extended during several meetings with a growing number of interested partners. After two years of preparation, the project proposal was submitted ...
... project “Adaptive Management of Climate-Induced Changes of Habitat Diversity in Protected Areas” (HABIT-CHANGE). This first idea was further developed and extended during several meetings with a growing number of interested partners. After two years of preparation, the project proposal was submitted ...
GAN workshop report - Climate Technology Centre & Network
... and communities will face unparalleled challenges as a result of climate change, and the need for well executed climate change adaptation approaches will only grow stronger. Humans have adapted for centuries, but the speed at which climate change adaptation will soon be required and the demands on h ...
... and communities will face unparalleled challenges as a result of climate change, and the need for well executed climate change adaptation approaches will only grow stronger. Humans have adapted for centuries, but the speed at which climate change adaptation will soon be required and the demands on h ...
MODELING THE EMISSIONS OF NITROUS OXIDE ) FROM THE (N
... the freezing point. The hydrological model and the two-factor model are driven by surface temperature and precipitation, which links methane emission with climate. For present-day climate and soil data sets the N2 0 emission model predicts an annual flux of 11.3 Tg-N/year (17.8 Tg N20/year). The spa ...
... the freezing point. The hydrological model and the two-factor model are driven by surface temperature and precipitation, which links methane emission with climate. For present-day climate and soil data sets the N2 0 emission model predicts an annual flux of 11.3 Tg-N/year (17.8 Tg N20/year). The spa ...
Possible impacts of climate change on freezing rain in south
... relative humidity, which, in the early morning from summer to winter, remains at a relatively high constant. Although there was no missing data within the reanalysis dataset, there were a few cases where relative humidity values were identically zero, even in the lower levels. These values were not ...
... relative humidity, which, in the early morning from summer to winter, remains at a relatively high constant. Although there was no missing data within the reanalysis dataset, there were a few cases where relative humidity values were identically zero, even in the lower levels. These values were not ...
traditional agroecosystems and global change implications in mexico
... which was created by the Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis (Flato et al., 2000). It is a spectral model with triangular truncation at the wave number 32 (that gives a resolution of the grid surface 3.7º x3.7º) and 10 vertical levels. In the first term location, the scenarios A1B and ...
... which was created by the Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis (Flato et al., 2000). It is a spectral model with triangular truncation at the wave number 32 (that gives a resolution of the grid surface 3.7º x3.7º) and 10 vertical levels. In the first term location, the scenarios A1B and ...
Urban vulnerability and the contribution of socio
... I Urban vulnerability in the context the concept of fragmentation with that of vulnerability helps to gain further insights into the speof climate change Urbanization and climate change are among the major challenges of ongoing global change. The two phenomena are closely interlinked and show eviden ...
... I Urban vulnerability in the context the concept of fragmentation with that of vulnerability helps to gain further insights into the speof climate change Urbanization and climate change are among the major challenges of ongoing global change. The two phenomena are closely interlinked and show eviden ...
Australian rangelands and climate change – aquatic
... All freshwater ecosystems are vulnerable to climate change because of their relative isolation and physical fragmentation within terrestrial landscapes (Woodward et al. 2010). These factors mean that many aquatic species will have limited ability to disperse as temperatures increase and previously p ...
... All freshwater ecosystems are vulnerable to climate change because of their relative isolation and physical fragmentation within terrestrial landscapes (Woodward et al. 2010). These factors mean that many aquatic species will have limited ability to disperse as temperatures increase and previously p ...
Climate Change in the Northwest: Implications for Our Landscapes
... report. In particular, the eight NCA regions, as well as the Coastal and the Ocean biogeographical regions, were asked to contribute technical input reports highlighting past climate trends, projected climate change, and impacts to specific sectors in their regions. Each region established its own p ...
... report. In particular, the eight NCA regions, as well as the Coastal and the Ocean biogeographical regions, were asked to contribute technical input reports highlighting past climate trends, projected climate change, and impacts to specific sectors in their regions. Each region established its own p ...
Climate change, water and food security
... and aquifers) will be a critical factor. Substantial adaptation will be needed to ensure adequate supply and efficient utilization of what will, in many instances, be a declining resource. However, the long-term climatic risk to agricultural assets and agricultural production that can be linked to w ...
... and aquifers) will be a critical factor. Substantial adaptation will be needed to ensure adequate supply and efficient utilization of what will, in many instances, be a declining resource. However, the long-term climatic risk to agricultural assets and agricultural production that can be linked to w ...
111128 OMPO cover.psd - Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization
... with specific knowledge of the various transportation assets that include Oahu’s highways, harbors, and airports. These planning and engineering resources represented the following agencies: Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism‐Office of Planning Hawaii Department ...
... with specific knowledge of the various transportation assets that include Oahu’s highways, harbors, and airports. These planning and engineering resources represented the following agencies: Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism‐Office of Planning Hawaii Department ...
The rise and fall of the kyoto protocol: climate change as a political
... Title: The Rise and Fall of the Kyoto Protocol – Climate Change as a political process Abstract: This research focuses on climate change as a political process: it describes the Kyoto Protocol, its origins and ratification process in the international climate-diplomatic arena, as well as the climate ...
... Title: The Rise and Fall of the Kyoto Protocol – Climate Change as a political process Abstract: This research focuses on climate change as a political process: it describes the Kyoto Protocol, its origins and ratification process in the international climate-diplomatic arena, as well as the climate ...
Indicators of the impact of Climate Change on Migratory Species
... cases, would require some methodological development, e.g. to quantify trends. In the development of all indicators, it is important to consider how the approach taken would fit more generally into an alerts system, and how it would relate to objectives from a management perspective. ...
... cases, would require some methodological development, e.g. to quantify trends. In the development of all indicators, it is important to consider how the approach taken would fit more generally into an alerts system, and how it would relate to objectives from a management perspective. ...
promoting resilience to climate change in australian conservation
... to address new threats from climate change. 4 Resilience Thinking provides a useful lens through which to reconceptualise conservation laws because it emphasises that human and natural systems are inextricably linked and highly dynamic: change is at the heart of Resilience Thinking. While Resilience ...
... to address new threats from climate change. 4 Resilience Thinking provides a useful lens through which to reconceptualise conservation laws because it emphasises that human and natural systems are inextricably linked and highly dynamic: change is at the heart of Resilience Thinking. While Resilience ...
National Landmarks at Risk - Union of Concerned Scientists
... a changing climate. A recent NPS analysis shows that 96 percent of its land is in areas of observed global warming over the past century and that at least 85 sites have already recorded changes attributable to climate change. Many more have seen consequences such as increases in winter temperature, ...
... a changing climate. A recent NPS analysis shows that 96 percent of its land is in areas of observed global warming over the past century and that at least 85 sites have already recorded changes attributable to climate change. Many more have seen consequences such as increases in winter temperature, ...
South Asia - International Institute for Sustainable Development
... biased toward identification of large-scale projects funded by international development assistance organizations, and those projects about which information is available online. As such, small-scale projects that meet the review’s definition of adaptation action, particularly those occurring at the ...
... biased toward identification of large-scale projects funded by international development assistance organizations, and those projects about which information is available online. As such, small-scale projects that meet the review’s definition of adaptation action, particularly those occurring at the ...
Kerala State Action Plan on Climate Change
... The climate of Kerala is tropical monsoon with seasonally excessive rainfall and hot summer2. The Western Ghats plays a major role in the climatic conditions that prevail all along the state. The year may be divided into four seasons. The period of March to the end of May is the hot season which is ...
... The climate of Kerala is tropical monsoon with seasonally excessive rainfall and hot summer2. The Western Ghats plays a major role in the climatic conditions that prevail all along the state. The year may be divided into four seasons. The period of March to the end of May is the hot season which is ...
Lenachuru_colostate_0053A_13620 - DSpace Home
... local experts in addition to using their experiential knowledge. Use of traditional and formal sources of knowledge varies with age and education level. Community elders and those with less formal education rely more on traditional knowledge sources while younger and members that are more educated ...
... local experts in addition to using their experiential knowledge. Use of traditional and formal sources of knowledge varies with age and education level. Community elders and those with less formal education rely more on traditional knowledge sources while younger and members that are more educated ...
Climate Change and The Insurance Sector
... • There is a set of ten global sustainability mega forces that will impact every business over the next two decades • The mega forces were identified based on quality numerical projections, key pressures causing global environmental and social problems and the most significant consequences of those ...
... • There is a set of ten global sustainability mega forces that will impact every business over the next two decades • The mega forces were identified based on quality numerical projections, key pressures causing global environmental and social problems and the most significant consequences of those ...